March 17, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Kim McMunn named MIAA Player of the Week

Missouri Southern State University senior Kim McMunn (Parsons, Kan.) was named MIAA Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, the conference announced today.

McMunn posted a shutout in her No. 4 singles match on Sunday (March 14) as the Lions opened MIAA play with a 9-0 victory over Missouri Western. She defeated Missouri Western’s Audra Scopin 6-0, 6-0 after she and Barb Gombosi combined for an 8-0 win over Mindy Buschbaum and Amber Clutter at No. 2 doubles.

The singles win raised McMunn’s record to 4-1 this spring. She and Gombosi are 4-2 at No. 2 doubles. Southern, the No. 7-ranked team in the North Central Region, improved to 4-3 in duals with the victory over Missouri Western.

McMunn, the mother of junior teammate Lacey McMunn, is a graduate of Altamont (Kan.)-Labette County High School.

Missouri Southern resumes its spring season on Saturday (March 20) with a 1 p.m. contest at Lincoln, followed by a 1 p.m. meeting on Sunday at Truman. Then the Lions return home for a Monday matchup with Northeastern State at 3 p.m.